One area I enjoy obsessing over is the physical office environment and office space. The people component of any business is much more important than the actual office that people work out of but the physical environment is often a manifestation of the company’s culture. So, if you had unlimited budget to outfit the ultimate office, what would you include?
Here are some ideas for outfitting a great creative tech office:
- iPads outside each conference room
- 80″ LED TVs inside each conference room
- High quality chairs (e.g. Herman Miller Aeron chairs)
- Mixture of open workspaces with many ad hoc meeting rooms and phone booth rooms for calls
- Tons of glass and natural light
- Great lighting
- Exposed duct work with high ceilings throughout
- Rooftop patio
- Coffee shop with indoor and outdoor seating
- Pool table and ping pong table
- Sleeping pods
- Fireman’s pole or slide to go between floors
- Zen garden
- Climbing wall
- Massage room
Most of these are practical items with a few out there. A great office, like a great company, has its own identity and sets the tone for everyone.
What else? What other things would you do to outfit a great creative tech office?
David Cummings on Startups 
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